![]() ![]() Veterans Park, 8601 Royal Palm Blvd., Coral Springs. Hosted by the city of Coral Springs in partnership with the Veterans Coalition of Coral Springs. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place in the Recreation Complex, 4455 Sol Press Blvd. Veterans Park, 3550 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek. Hosted by the American Legion Post 170 and the city of Coconut Creek, the event will feature speakers and dignitaries. The ceremony will honor the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. Veterans Memorial Park, 7044 NW First St., Margate. Wreath placement, bagpipes, speakers and the presentation of colors. Hosted by the city of Fort Lauderdale at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2001 SW Fourth Ave. Features the Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds with James Perkowski, opening hymn, invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, remarks, parade of colors and dove release, among other traditions. Soloist James Perkowski performs with the Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds, which is made up of 65 professional and amateur musicians who volunteer their time and talents. ![]() “I have seen the Victory Dolls perform before, but being on the stage and being recognized for my service and seeing the Dolls perform was fantastic,” said Livingston, who was honored during a performance two years ago. In addition to honoring several late Army veterans at the concerts, speakers will include Bob Livingston, a 100-year-old Army Air Corps veteran, and James Crider, who served in the Navy in World War II, as well as Navy veteran Mort Kuff and Marine Corps veteran Nick Passanisi, who will share stories about what life was like on the home front as well as in the military. The Victory Dolls, a South Florida-based singing group, will bring the nostalgia, belting out their best rendition of “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” by The Andrews Sisters, among other World War II-era hits and classic songs, at two shows this three-day weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Cities throughout South Florida will continue that tradition with ceremonies, concerts and parades, and by volunteers placing flags on veterans’ graves. The federal holiday, which has been observed on the last Monday in May since 1971, pays tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. It’s a time to honor those who have died while serving in the U.S. A memorial at nearby Arlington National Cemetery also honors those killed in the attack, as do several panels at the National September 11 Memorial in New York.Memorial Day may be a day off from school and work, but it’s more than the unofficial start to summer. ![]() The outdoor memorial on the Pentagon grounds to those who died during the Pentagon attack in both the plane and the building was dedicated Sept. Did they rebuild the Pentagon after 9/11?Īlthough officials initially estimated Pentagon repairs would take three years, the reconstruction was completed by the first anniversary on Sept. Countless men and women at both the Pentagon and World Trade Center, including local fire and police forces, military members and civilian Defense Department employees, rushed toward the smoke and fire, ignoring their own safety in an attempt to rescue others. Sixty-four people on the aircraft, including five children, died. The plane that crashed into the Pentagon killed 189 people, including 55 military members and 70 civilians inside the Pentagon. How many people were killed in the Pentagon on 9/11? into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers tried to subdue the hijackers. A fourth aircraft, a Boeing 757, crashed at 10:03 a.m. respectively, two Boeing 767 planes were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. The hijacking and subsequent crash were the third of the day. Two passengers made phone calls from the plane after the hijacking and before it struck the Pentagon, including flight attendant Renee May and Barbara Olson, a TV commentator and spouse of the United States Solicitor General. The last communication from the plane to air traffic control was at 8:50 a.m. Instead, sometime between 8:51 and 8:54 a.m., the Boeing 757 was hijacked by five men and, at 9:37 a.m., flown into the western side of the Pentagon. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 was scheduled to head from Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport. ![]()
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